Adarsh, Amaan guide UP to one-wicket in over Himachal | Lucknow News
Lucknow: Coming from behind, the Uttar Pradesh U-23 team pipped Himachal Pradesh by one wicket to kick-start its Col CK Nayudu Trophy campaign on a winning note, collecting 11 valuable points at the Luhnu Cricket Ground in Bilaspur on Sunday. UP’s chase of 301 was powered by Adarsh Singh (96 off 202 balls) and well supported by Mohammad Amaan (70 off 125 balls).Resuming from their overnight score of 111/2, Adarsh Singh and Rituraj (33) added 85 runs off 225 balls for the third wicket before Rituraj was stumped by Vaibhav Kalta off Aditya Chauhan in the 59th over. Skipper Sameer Rizvi (3) failed again, and after his dismissal, Adarsh and Amaan added a crucial 24-run stand off 46 balls before Adarsh was trapped in front by Mridul in the 69th over. Half of the UP side was back in the pavilion for 193 runs. With still over 100 runs needed, Aman batted sensibly with the lower order to take UP home with one wicket in hand.Talking to TOI, UP coach Gyanendra Pandey said, “This is our first match and first victory of the season. I am very happy with the way the team performed under pressure, especially Kartik Yadav. He took ten wickets in his debut match yesterday, and today Adarsh and Aman played match-winning knocks.”Kartik ecstatic after dream debutLeft-arm orthodox spinner Kartik Yadav, who claimed a 10-wicket haul in his debut match, was ecstatic about his performance. “I played in the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy 2022-23 season, where I had claimed nine wickets, that was my best before this. Taking ten wickets in my U-23 debut means a lot to me. In this season’s UPT20 league, I took 16 wickets in 12 matches, was the most economical bowler, and even won the ‘Best Catch of the Tournament’ award,” he said. “I have worked very hard on my bowling and fitness, and this was a golden opportunity to prove myself. The colour of the ball hardly matters to me, as I’m comfortable bowling with any ball,” he added.
